Special Pay for Paramilitary Personnel at PAR with Army

As informed by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR), the detail of strength of CAPFs and AR is as under:

Force

AUTHORISED STRENGTH

GOs

SOs

ORs

Total

Central Reserve Police Force

4,997

39,123

259,415

303,535

Border Security Force

5,034

34,341

212,684

252,059

Central Industrial Security Force

1,506

24,789

115,047

141,342

Indo-Tibetan Border Police

2,095

12,680

74,663

89,438

Sashatra Seema Bal

2,061

12,044

77,129

91,234

Assam Rifles

1,269

4,603

60,540

66,412

Total

16,962

127,580

799,478

944,020

A proposal for grant of Para Military Service Pay (PMSP) to Central Armed Police Force personnel at par with Army personnel has been referred to the 7th Central Pay Commission vide MHA O.M. dated 05.11.2014. The rate of Para Military Service Pay requested is @ Rs. 2,000/- per month to Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) and Rs.6,000/- per month to officers upto Dy. Inspector General of Police rank, based on the rates of Military Service Pay. State Armed Police Forces are under the administrative control of State Governments. As such, present proposal does not include State Armed Police Forces.